> @"Astralporing.1957" said:
> > @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said:
> > [During the same AMA, John Smith added](
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> > > Looking at total sources and sinks of mystic coins, we've reached a stable state with sources being about 10% above sinks. Trading post prices also have reached an equilibrium even in the face of multiple manipulation attempts. Still, we're going to keep an eye on them to make sure the pattern remains stable in the long run.
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> > And he repeated that:
> > > ...the input into the economy and the output from the economy are sitting at a +10% state.
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> Like i said, they balanced it so the supply should be slightly above demand (by 10%), but didn't think about the possibility of many players realizing that MCs became a valuable resource, which resulted in "hoarding" and thus a lot of supply never ending up on TP. I'm also quite sure they never predicted MCs becoming an alternative form of currency for barter trades (so, additional increase in demand). Which changed the whole equation away from the intended state.
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> Notice btw, how they are commenting on the price reaching an "equilibrium", and how proud they seem of it, even when, in fact, the prices _never stopped rising_.
> In reality, MC prices still haven't reached that equilibrium state, and we still have no idea how far they are from it, or if they'll _ever_ manage to get to that point before the game shuts down.
It seems you misunderstood quite a bit from the quotes @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" provided as well as the meaning of reaching an equilibrium which isn't an equivalent of the price remaining the same throughout the years.
Seriously, at the very same quote they've literally said "nor is it unnatural for them to increase in price as wealthy players continue to accumulate more wealth.".